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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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