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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

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