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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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