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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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