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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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