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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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