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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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