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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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