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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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