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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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