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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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