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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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