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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning are empowering students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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