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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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