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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

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