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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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