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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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