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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

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