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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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