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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

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