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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

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