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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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