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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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