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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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