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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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