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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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