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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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