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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

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