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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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