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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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