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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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