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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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