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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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