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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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