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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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