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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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