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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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