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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

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