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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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