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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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