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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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