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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are 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 numerous issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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