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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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