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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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