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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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