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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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