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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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