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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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