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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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