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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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