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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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