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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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