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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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