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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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