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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology enable learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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