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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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