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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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