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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

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