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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

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