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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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