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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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