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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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