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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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