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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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