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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

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