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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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