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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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