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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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