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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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