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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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