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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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