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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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