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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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