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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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