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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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