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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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