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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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