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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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