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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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