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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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