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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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