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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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