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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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