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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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