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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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