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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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