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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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