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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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