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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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