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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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