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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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