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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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