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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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