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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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