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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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