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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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