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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

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