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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

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