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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

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