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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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