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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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