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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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