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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

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