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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education enable students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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