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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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