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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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