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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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