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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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