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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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