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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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