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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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