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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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