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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

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