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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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