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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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