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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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