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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

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