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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

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