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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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