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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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