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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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