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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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