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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

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