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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are enabling humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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