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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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