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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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