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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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