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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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