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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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