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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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