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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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