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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high attrition?

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