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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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