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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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