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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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