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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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