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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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