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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

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