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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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