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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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