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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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