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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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