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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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