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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

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