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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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