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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

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