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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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