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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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