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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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