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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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