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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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