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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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