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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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