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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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