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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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