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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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