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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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