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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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