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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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