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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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