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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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