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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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