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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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