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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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