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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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