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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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