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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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