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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

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