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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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