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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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