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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

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