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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

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