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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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