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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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