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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

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