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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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