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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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