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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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