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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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