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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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