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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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