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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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