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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

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