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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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