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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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