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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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