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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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