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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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