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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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