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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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