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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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