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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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