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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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