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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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