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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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