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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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