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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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