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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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