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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

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