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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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