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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

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