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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning have empowered students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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