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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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