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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

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