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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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