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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

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