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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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