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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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