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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

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