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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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