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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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