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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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