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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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