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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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