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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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