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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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