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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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