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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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