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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

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