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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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