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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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