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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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