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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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