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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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