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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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