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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

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