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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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