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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

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