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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

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