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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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