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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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