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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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