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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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