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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

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