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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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