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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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