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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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