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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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