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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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