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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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