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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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