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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

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