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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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