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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

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