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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

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