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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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