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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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