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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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