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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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