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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

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