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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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