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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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