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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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