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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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