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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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