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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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