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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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