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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

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