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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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