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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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