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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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