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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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