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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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