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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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