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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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