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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

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