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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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