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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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