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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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