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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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