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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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