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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

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