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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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