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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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