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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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