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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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