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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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