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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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