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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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