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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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