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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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