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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

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