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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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