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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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