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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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