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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

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