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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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