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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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