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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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