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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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