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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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