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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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