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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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