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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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