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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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