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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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