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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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