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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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