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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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