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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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