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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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