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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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