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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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