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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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