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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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