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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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