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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

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