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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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