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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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