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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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