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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

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