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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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