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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

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