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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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