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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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