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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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