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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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