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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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