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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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