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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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