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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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