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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

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