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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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