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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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