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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

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