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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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