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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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