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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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