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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning enable students all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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