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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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