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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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