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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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