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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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