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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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