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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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