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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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