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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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