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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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