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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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