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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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