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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

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