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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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