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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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