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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

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