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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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