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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

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