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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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