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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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