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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

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