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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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