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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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