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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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