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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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