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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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