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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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