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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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