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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

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