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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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