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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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