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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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