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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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