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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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