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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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