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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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