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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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