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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

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