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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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