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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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