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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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