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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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