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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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