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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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