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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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