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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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