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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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