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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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