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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

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