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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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