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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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