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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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