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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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