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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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