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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners 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 numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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