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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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