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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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