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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

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