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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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