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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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