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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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