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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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