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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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