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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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