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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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