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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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