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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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