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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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