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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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