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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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