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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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