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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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