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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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