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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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