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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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