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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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