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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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