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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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