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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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