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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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