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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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