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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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