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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

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