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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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