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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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