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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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