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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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