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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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