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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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