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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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