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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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