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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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