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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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