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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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