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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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