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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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