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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

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