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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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