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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

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