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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

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