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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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