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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

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