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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

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