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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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