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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

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