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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning enable learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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