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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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