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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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