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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

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