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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

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