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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

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