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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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