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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

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