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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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