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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

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