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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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