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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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