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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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