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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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