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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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