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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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