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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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