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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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