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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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