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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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