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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

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