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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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