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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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