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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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