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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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