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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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