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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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