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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

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