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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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