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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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