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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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