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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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