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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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