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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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