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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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