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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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