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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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