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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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