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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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