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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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