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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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