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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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