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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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