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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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