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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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