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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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