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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

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