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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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