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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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