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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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