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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

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