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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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