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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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