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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

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