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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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