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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

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