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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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