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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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