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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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