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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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