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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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