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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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