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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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