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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

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