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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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