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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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