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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

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