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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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