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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners 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 a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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