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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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