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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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