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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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