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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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