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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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