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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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