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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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