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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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