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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning enable students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

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