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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

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